Dallas City Council
The Dallas City Council has criticized its Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization staff for not collecting enough public feedback for the city’s 10-year housing policy. It’s not known whether people simply aren’t interested in the policy, don’t think their input will make a difference, or if the city has failed in its public outreach efforts. Earlier this…
Read MoreThe Dallas City Council on Wednesday deferred a rezoning decision on a multifamily development for homeless veterans that has been operating under the radar in a single-family neighborhood on South Polk Street for eight years. A code complaint was filed by a neighbor over the summer, prompting operators of the “dwelling unit” to request a…
Read MoreA plan to link the Oak Cliff Modern Streetcar through downtown Dallas to the McKinney Avenue Trolley is still in play, but the project’s got at least 108 million problems. Advocates for the “Central Link” streetcar extension say they may have to pay a consultant to determine funding options just to cover maintenance and operations. …
Read MoreIn 2007, Dallas resident Jane Bryant purchased a home on the corner of West Davis and North Elsbeth, about 100 yards from the Bishop Arts District. The former University of North Texas at Dallas professor had big plans to live there and operate her apparel business downstairs. She never got to live in the 1925…
Read MoreA “city within a city” in Deep Ellum, housing atop fire stations, and libraries combined with recreation centers were among the ideas kicked around during a Sept. 19 meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Government Performance and Financial Management Committee. Councilman Chad West, who chairs the GPFM Committee, recently brought up during budget discussions that…
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